La Paloma Cooler

Less expected than a margarita but just as easy to make, our La Paloma cooler is lively and laid-back at the same time. It gets its light, bubbly flavor from Mexican soda (which is also great on its own) and a platinum tequila. The "drunken lime" floater is a cored-out half lime filled with a shot of reposado tequila.

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oldmanskadoosh

18 AUG, 2015

When I was visiting the Cancun area, the locals there told us that they use Squirt in their palomas. It's definitely better with actual Mexican soda, as they use cane sugar for sweetener. I stumbled upon this drink purely by accident and it quickly became my favorite. It's waaay lighter than a margarita. Use whatever citrus soda floats your boat. With or without salt, it's quite tasty and easy to make. :)

Really tasty and refreshing. I think fresca tastes funky, so I used Jarritos brand Toronja (Grapefruit) soda that I bought at a latin market. I ignored the proportions on the recipe since I bough a big bottle of soda and mixed it like I would any other simple drink (e.g. gin

The Paloma drink is popular all over Guadalajara, where I just came back from. The Mexican Grapefruit soda is Fresca the popular no calorie soda in the U.S. They didn't use the cored-out lime bit. They use your tequila of choice, we preferred the reposado. To make salt rim a glass, fill with ice, pour a shot (or two) of 100% agave tequila of your choice, fill the rest with Fresca, squeeze 2 -3 fresh limes into the drink. Also, this is a lot lower in calories then a regular margarita.